Dodge 2000 DURANGO Service Manual page 175

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
(14) Install shoe spring. Connect spring to second-
ary shoe first. Then to primary shoe.
(15) Verify adjuster operation. Pull adjuster cable
upward, cable should lift lever and rotate star wheel. Be
sure adjuster lever properly engages star wheel teeth.
(16) Adjust brake shoes to drum with brake gauge.
(17) Install wheel and tire assembly.
WHEEL CYLINDER
REMOVAL
(1) Remove wheel and tire assembly.
(2) Remove brake drum.
(3) Disconnect wheel cylinder brake line.
(4) Remove brake shoe return springs and move
shoes out of engagement with cylinder push rods.
(5) Remove cylinder attaching bolts and remove
cylinder from support plate.
INSTALLATION
(1) Apply bead of silicone sealer around cylinder
mounting surface of support plate.
(2) Install cylinder mounting bolts and tighten to
20 N·m (15 ft. lbs.).
(3) Connect brake line to cylinder.
(4) Install brake shoe return spring.
(5) Install brake drum.
(6) Install wheel and tire assembly.
(7) Bleed base brake system.
BRAKE SUPPORT PLATE
REMOVAL
(1) Remove wheel and tire assembly and brake
drum.
(2) Remove brake shoe assembly.
(3) Remove parking brake cable from parking
brake lever.
(4) Compress parking brake cable retainer tabs.
Then push retainer and cable through and out of
support plate.
(5) Disconnect brake line at wheel cylinder.
(6) Remove wheel cylinder from support plate.
(7) Remove axle shaft, refer to Group 3 for proce-
dures.
(8) Remove bolts attaching support plate to axle
and remove support plate.
INSTALLATION
(1) Apply bead of silicone sealer around axle
mounting surface of support plate.
(2) Install support plate on axle flange. Tighten
attaching bolts to 115 N·m (85 ft. lbs.).
(3) Apply bead of silicone sealer around wheel cyl-
inder mounting surface and install wheel cylinder.
(4) Install brake line in wheel cylinder.
(5) Install parking brake cable in support plate.
(6) Install axle shaft, refer to Group 3 for proce-
dure.
(7) Connect parking brake cable to lever on sec-
ondary shoe and install brake shoes on support plate.
(8) Adjust brake shoes to drum with brake gauge.
(9) Install brake drum and wheel and tire assem-
bly.
(10) Bleed brake system.
FRONT PARK BRAKE CABLE
REMOVAL
(1) Raise and support the vehicle.
(2) Loosen the cable adjuster nut (Fig. 35).
(3) Pull cable through the body mount.
(4) Remove support and lower vehicle.
(5) Remove left kick panel.
(6) Fold left front edge of floor covering rearward
and remove cable grommet from floor pan.
(7) Engage parking brake pedal and remove cable
from park brake pedal assembly.
(8) Pull the cable through the floor pan.
(9) Remove cable from vehicle.
Fig. 35 Cable Tensioner
1 – RIGHT REAR CABLE
2 – LEFT REAR CABLE
3 – ADJUSTMENT NUT
4 – TENSIONER
5 – FRONT CABLE
6 – BODY MOUNT
INSTALLATION
(1) Insert front cable through floor pan and install
grommet.
(2) Insert cable retainer into hole at bottom of
pedal assembly bracket and connect cable end.
(3) Install kick panel.
(4) Raise and support vehicle.
(5) Insert the cable through the body mount.
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